Fernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira Pessôa (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɨɾˈnɐ̃dw ɐ̃ˈtɔɲju nuˈɣejɾɐ pɨˈsow.wɐ]; June 13, 1888 – November 30, 1935), was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher, described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language. He also wrote in and translated from English and French.Pessoa was a prolific writer, and not only under his own name, for he dreamed up approximately seventy-five others. He did not call them pseudonyms because he felt that did not capture their true independent intellectual life and instead called them heteronyms. These imaginary figures sometimes held unpopular or extreme views.
Maria Madalena Pinheiro Nogueira, Joaquim de Seabra Pessoa
Siblings
Luís Miguel Nogueira Rosa, Madalena Henriqueta Rosa, Jorge Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Maria Clara Rosa, Henriqueta Madalena Rosa
Movies
Lisbon Revisited, Disquiet, Five and the Skin
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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He had five half-siblings from his mother second marriage to João Miguel dos Santos Rosa: Henriqueta (1896), Madalena (1898), Luís Miguel (1900), João Maria (1903) and Maria Clara (1904).
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He had a brother named Jorge Nogueira Pessoa (1893).
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Parents: Joaquim de Seabra Pessoa and Maria Madalena Pinheiro Nogueira.
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He had some fictitious names. The most famous are Ricardo Reis, Alberto Caeiro and Álvaro de Campos.
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He's considered one of the best poets of Portugal.